Welcome to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Symposium on Chromosome Biology. On behalf of the NCI Center for Cancer Research, Center of Excellence in Chromosome Biology, it is our great pleasure to welcome you to this symposium
The mission of the Center of Excellence in Chromosome Biology (CECB) is to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the mechanisms involved in chromosome function, how aberrations in chromosomes and chromatin lead to disease, and how these defects can be corrected.
Towards achieving our mission, this symposium brings together internationally renowned experts in the fields of chromosome structure and function, with the focus on DNA methylation, Non-coding RNA interactions with chromatin, Histone variants, Nuclear organization, and Genome integrity.
We hope this symposium offers you an opportunity to learn more about the current status of chromosome structure and function in development and disease, to share your research, and to discuss the use and implications of these advances for clinical applications.